10 Times WWE Successfully Recycled Its Own Storylines

10. The Monster Among Men

For as long as he was able to feed them to Hulk Hogan (more on that later), Vince McMahon has put in faith in the mammoth men that stop travellers in their tracks whenever WWE's circus of stars traverse airports.

Braun Strowman was the most recent beneficiary of being born big-boned - 'The Monster Among Men' looked, to some relief, the perfect compromise between Vince McMahon's peccadillos and actual audience adoration. He was tragically steamrolled once too often by Brock Lesnar, but 'The Beast' had the boss' heart long before Braun stormed in.

Brock was the original "working" monster, obliterating greats and goobers alike throughout 2002 en route to his maiden WWE Championship victory over The Rock within months of his debut. Losing it to The Big Show in November wasn't something people saw coming, but they should have. Only a seven-footer could beat somebody six-and-a-half in his machiavellian mind.

Lesnar overcame Show en route back to the title (and after reclaiming it) to conclusively establish himself as the bull of the WWE woods. It was a role the company only stopped one step short of with Braun, all - oddly enough - due to the protection of 'The Beast'.